JKL: "Your defintion of "born again" is different from mine, and I believe different from that of the Bible"
Please explain to me your biblical definition of "born again". Or perhaps, explain what you interpret as my "anti-biblical" view of "born again".
In your last post, you said the following: "Until we are born again, we cannot see the need for salvation and certainly not the need for baptism either."
It is obvious from this statement that you believe we are born again before we even know we need salvation. I am guessing that means you believe in the Holy Spirit regenerating you in order for you to be able to believe, repent of your sins, confess Christ, and then ultimately, be baptized.
From my study of the Bible, the Scriptures teach that we are born again after we believe, repent of our sins, confess Christ, are baptized for the remission of sins, and receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus told Nicodemus that he needed to be "born of the water and the spirit", and said that was how he was to be "born again". What do you think that water refers to in this passage? Thanks.